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(e)<br />

(f)<br />

(g)<br />

(h)<br />

(i)<br />

insurance costs paid by the vendor under paragraph (d) must be<br />

refunded by the purchaser on demand without affecting the vendor’s<br />

other rights under this contract;<br />

the purchaser must maintain and operate the property in good repair<br />

(fair wear and tear excepted) and keep the property safe, lawful,<br />

structurally sound, weatherproof and free from contaminations and<br />

dangerous substances;<br />

the property must not be altered in any way without the written consent<br />

of the vendor which must not be unreasonably refused or delayed;<br />

the purchaser must observe all obligations that affect owners or<br />

occupiers of land;<br />

the vendor and/or other person authorised by the vendor may enter the<br />

property at any reasonable time to inspect it on giving 7 days written<br />

notice, but not more than twice in a year.<br />

24. Loss or damage before settlement<br />

24.1 The vendor carries the risk of loss or damage to the property until settlement.<br />

24.2 The vendor must deliver the property to the purchaser at settlement in the<br />

same condition it was in on the day of sale, except for fair wear and tear.<br />

24.3 The purchaser must not delay settlement because one or more of the goods is<br />

not in the condition required by general condition 24.2, but may claim<br />

compensation from the vendor after settlement.<br />

24.4 The purchaser may nominate an amount not exceeding $5,000 to be held by a<br />

stakeholder to be appointed by the parties if the property is not in the condition<br />

required by general condition 24.2 at settlement.<br />

24.5 The nominated amount may be deducted from the amount due to the<br />

vendor at settlement and paid to the stakeholder, but only if the purchaser<br />

also pays an amount equal to the nominated amount to the stakeholder.<br />

24.6 The stakeholder must pay the amounts referred to in general condition 24.5 in<br />

accordance with the determination of the dispute, including any order for<br />

payment of the costs of the resolution of the dispute.<br />

25. Breach<br />

A party who breaches this contract must pay to the other party on demand:<br />

(a) compensation for any reasonably foreseeable loss to the other party resulting<br />

from the breach; and<br />

(b) any interest due under this contract as a result of the breach.<br />

DEFAULT<br />

26. Interest<br />

Interest at a rate of 2% per annum plus the rate for the time being fixed by section 2<br />

of the Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983 is payable on any money owing under the<br />

contract during the period of default, without affecting any other rights of the<br />

offended party.<br />

27. Default notice<br />

27.1 A party is not entitled to exercise any rights arising from the other party’s<br />

default, other than the right to receive interest and the right to sue for money<br />

owing, until the other party is given and fails to comply with a written default<br />

notice.<br />

27.2 The default notice must:<br />

(a) specify the particulars of the default; and<br />

(b) state that it is the offended party’s intention to exercise the rights<br />

arising from the default unless, within 14 days of service of the notice-<br />

(i) the default is remedied;<br />

and<br />

(ii) the reasonable costs incurred as a result of the default and any<br />

interest payable are paid.<br />

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